A filing fee shall accompany the filing of the preliminary plan
of lots. No subdivision application shall be accepted or acted upon
unless the fee is paid in an amount as set from time to time by resolution
of the Borough Council.
It is the intention of this chapter that all matters herein
which require action or decision by the Council shall first be referred
to the Planning Commission for its detailed recommendations as to
the course to be followed and furtherance of the community interest
and the Comprehensive Plan.
Any person, partnership or corporation who or which has violated
the provisions of this chapter shall, upon being found liable therefor
in a civil enforcement proceeding commenced by the Borough of Charleroi,
pay a judgment of not more than $500, plus all court costs, including
reasonable attorney fees, incurred by the Borough as a result thereof.
No judgment shall commence or be imposed, levied or payable until
the date of the determination of a violation by the Magisterial District
Judge. If the defendant neither pays nor timely appeals the judgment,
the Borough may enforce the judgment pursuant to the applicable Rules
of Civil Procedure. Each day that a violation continues shall constitute
a separate violation, unless the Magisterial District Judge determining
that there has been a violation further determines that there was
a good faith basis for the person, partnership or corporation violating
this chapter to have believed that there was no such violation, in
which event there shall be deemed to have been only one such violation
until the fifth day following the date of the determination of a violation
by the Magisterial District Judge, and thereafter, each day that a
violation continues shall constitute a separate violation.
The provisions of this chapter shall control wherever they impose
greater restrictions than those imposed by other laws, ordinances,
rules, regulations, permits, easements, agreements, or covenants.
All applications, certificates, affidavits and approvals required
by the laws and regulations of the County of Washington shall be inscribed
in black waterproof India ink on the plan and shall be properly signed
and attested when the final plan is submitted to the Planning Commission
and Council.